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Arcturus - Hufsa English Translation
Again, like with Old Mans Child, I was unable to find a decent english translation of Hufsa by Arcturus that wasn’t a hot mess by google translate so here ya go:
]* Hufsa is the Norwegian name for The Groke, a tragic character from the Finnish childrens TV show Moomin
Hufsa* (Sideshow Symphonies)
Title: The Groke
Norwegian English Med gufs og hyl jeg visner marken
Ett uggent gys skiller ved og barken
Ser tilbake på frost og tåke
Natt som dag i evig våke
Gold kulde river
Mot lys jeg driver
Men alle glør dør
Der hvor jeg hviler min bør
Alltid alene
Der finnes ingen som kan vandre med meg
Evig vinter er hva jeg er
Du er redd når jeg er nær
Sjelen søker evig varme
Allt den får er ensom harme
Markens grøde for all tid øde
Der jeg setter mitt spor
Min sorg et større enn ord
With cold gusts and howls I wither the wilderness/rangelands
A bleak shiver separates the wood and the bark
Looking back on frost and fog
Night like day in eternal wakefulness
Arid cold tears
Towards light I drift
But all embers die
Where I rest my burden
Always alone
There is no one who can wander with me
Eternal winter is what I am
You are afraid when I'm near
The soul seeks eternal warmth
all it gets is lonely anger
The crop of the fields forever barren
Where I leave my mark/trail
My grief is greater than words
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Wolves of Welton extended (maps)
I’m currently running the popular Wolves of Welton D&D one-shot, and I’ve made some updates to it, mainly redoing the maps locations there and I plan to add further locations in the future to support more exploration and more quests in the area to increase the adventure play time up from a 1-2 sessions to about 5-6 sessions.
NOTE: This is currently a work in progress
Map of Welton area
Village of Welton close up
Wolf Cave
Background layer
Foreground layer
Foundry vtt map
TODO: add foundry map with walls and lighting
Welton inn
TODO
Farmstead
TODO
The Lake
TODO
Swamp ruins
TODO
Tree in forest
TODO
The Caves of.. ehm.. somethingness.
TODO
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Simple Sitemap on Github pages
I was trying to get the jekyll-sitemap plugin to work on github pages, but I could not seem to get it to run.
So here is a very simple jekyll template that will generate a sitemap.xml file from your blog posts (not pages!)
--- layout: null --- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <urlset xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"> <url> <loc>{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}</loc> <lastmod>{{ site.time | date_to_xmlschema }}</lastmod> <priority>1.00</priority> </url> {% for post in site.posts %} <url> <loc>{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl | prepend: site.url }}</loc> <lastmod>{{ post.date | date_to_xmlschema }}</lastmod> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> {% endfor %} </urlset>And here is the resulting sitemap.xml file.
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Old Man's Child English Translation
I was listening to some music with my wife, which, in turn, lead to looking up lyrics for some of the songs, and as it turns out finding English translations for old Norwegian black metal songs can be quite challenging.
The ones you do find, however, are made by putting the Norwegian lyrics (with typos and the
æøåletters replaced withaeoandainto google translate)This can cause some spectacularly bad translations as
skalmeans shall/will, butskålmeans cheers,dømeans “to die” anddomeans toilet, etc..So without further adø, here are the only 3 Norwegian songs by Old Man’s Child, translated into somewhat intelligible English:
]Ferden Mot Fienden’s Land (Slaves Of The World)
Title: The journey towards the enemies lands
Norwegian English Tiden har kommet
Nå skal tronen bli vår
Fylt med vårt hat
De skal slikke sine sår
I kaos og sorger
Ligger alle fortapt
Nå er din tid forbi
Alt det som var
Fra gammel tid tilbake
Skal vise oss vei
Mot mørket vi vandrer
Dit hvor tåken fører
Vi går imot sorgenes strømmer
Vi kriger om makt og alt som skal bli
Om ære og død vi alle mann drømmer
Jorden er vår blodet skal strømme
Ferden mot fienden's land går i takt med døden
Mot mørket vi vandrer dit hvor tåken fører
Når alt er forbi
Og tomheten seirer
Den sterke skal stå
Med ditt blod på sin hånd
The time has come
Now the throne shall be ours
Filled with our hatred
They will lick their wounds
In chaos and sorrows
Everyone lies doomed
Now your time is past
All that was
From ancient times
Will show us the way
Towards the darkness, we wander
Where the fog leads
We go against the currents of sorrow
We fight for power and everything that will be
Of honour and death we all dream
The earth is ours, the blood will flow
The journey towards the enemy's land keeps pace with death
Towards darkness, we wander where the fog leads
When everything is passed
And emptiness’ victorious
The strong will stand
With your blood on their hand
Manet Sorgfull Igjennom Skogen (In The Shades Of Life)
Title: Evoked sorrowfull through the forest
Norwegian English Tårer faller som tungt høstregn, i et kaldt desemberlandskap. Tårer for min stolthet og min verdighet.
På min ferd inn i ensomheten, inn i skogens mørke. Til mine sorgers opphav jeg går, i skam.
Jeg fylles av satans makter, og en dyster harmfull fred. I et kall fra hans land, jeg skal synke i dødens vann, og fare med strømmene mot dødens land.
Hun slikker mine kinn, mens døden lokker kan jeg skimte hans rike. Triste øyne og spake stemmer, følg min dragning mot gravens kalde mørke.
Tårer faller som tungt høstregn, i et kaldt desemberlandskap. Tårer for min stolthet og min verdighet.
Så i mørket skal vi atter reises for krig mot lyset, vi skal herje, jagende vårt bytte. Som en storm skal vi rive i filler hans rike, under mørkets klinge skal vi dø.
I en tapper krig, aldri stride mere, kom drikk mine tårer. Og mot din grotte vandre.
I din grotte vi skal rå.
På min ferd inn i ensomheten, inn imot skogens mørke. Til mine sorgers opphav jeg går, med hat.
Hun fuktet mine lepper, mens døden lokker har jeg nådd ditt rike.
Triste øyne og spake stemmer, følg min dragning mot gravens kalde mørke.
Tears fall like heavy autumn rain, in a cold December landscape. Tears for my pride and my dignity.
On my journey into loneliness, into the darkness of the forest. To the origin of my sorrows I go, in shame.
I am filling with the powers of Satan, and a dreary, embittered peace. In a call from his land, I will sink into the water of death, and venture with the currents towards the land of death.
She licks my cheeks, while death entices I can glimpse his kingdom. Sad eyes and docile voices, follow my attraction to the cold darkness of the grave.
Tears fall like heavy autumn rain, in a cold December landscape. Tears for my pride and my dignity.
So in the darkness we shall rise again for war against the light, we will ravage, chasing our prey. Like a storm we shall tear his kingdom to pieces, under the blade of darkness we shall die.
In a brave war, never battling again, come drink my tears. And wander towards your cave.
In your cave we will reign.
On my journey into loneliness, into the darkness of the forest. To the origin of my sorrows I go, with hatred.
She moistened my lips, while death entices I have reached your kingdom.
Sad eyes and docile voices, follow my pull towards the cold darkness of the gave.
Og Jeg Iakttok Dødsrikets Inntog (In The Shades Of Life)
Title: And I watched the arrival of the Realm of the Dead
Norwegian English Kun opplyst av kveldsstjernen.
Ventende uten kjærlighet, uten varme død skal komme.
Så spill ut all mjød og legg fjellene øde.
Måtte deres ruiner bli meg en verdig grav.
Only illuminated by the evening star.
Waiting without love, without heat, death will come.
So pour out all the mead and lay the mountains desolate.
May their ruins be a worthy grave to me.
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Mere of Dead men map (Forgotten Realms)
Here is my take on the Mere of Dead men, this swamp is set just south of the Leilon map I made.
This map is all about exploration and each hex should be about an hour of travel, and I allowed 8 hexes of movement per day. This might be a bit slow for some in which case just increase it to 12 hexes per day.
My notes for the points of interest are just hastily scribbeled, feel free to adapt and use as you see fit.
Player Version
DM Version
Info
There mere was created in 615 when the armies of Phalorm (dwarves, elves, gnomes, humans, halflings) and the attacking Hordes of the wastes (Goblinoids) disturbed Iniarv, a lich that called the ocean to flood the area, killing goblins and humans alike. When the waters retreated it left a saltwater swamp.
- The Mere of dead men is a big saltwater swamp just south of Leilon. It is mainly inhabited by a tribe of Lizardfolk as well as various wildlife
- The water is generally only 5” to 1 foot deep, but in general, there are areas that are 3-5 feet deep
- The Reef of jaws stretch from the south of the mere, all the way up to Leilon and a large deep (20-25 feet) basin in the east
- The small islands in the swamp all have trees and dense jungle, especially the southern and eastern part of the mere
- The water is quite slow-moving and the mere has an unpleasant smell to it. It is mostly cold saltwater, the swamp is prone to heavy fog, especially the jagged swamp
- Boating possible but hazardous. Swamp filled with trees, vines, quicksand. Several ruined houses and remains of armies are scattered around the swamp
Random encounters
- Lizard and Giant Lizard
- Swarm of Insects
- Giant Toad
- Crocodile
- Doppelgangers (posing as humans in ruined settlements, luring travellers to their doom)
- Constrictor Snake and Giant Constrictor Snake
Points of Interest
Reef of Jaws
- This part of the mere is the deepest, reaching up to 30 feet in places
- Several small packs (2-5) of Reef Shark (CR1/2) hunt in this part of the mere.
- There is a Giant Shark (CR5) that is trapped in the mere, it is usually at the south of the reef of jaws but can occasionally swim up past Leilon and East to a large and deep (20-25 feet) area
- For each hex the party moves through that is part of the Reef of Jaws, roll d20. and on a 17-19 it is 1d4+1 of Reef Shark or on a 20 it is the Giant Shark.
- The Giant Shark will ram the barge/boat, causing a DC 15 DEX (2 feet wide barge) check to avoid being knocked into the water. (3 feet barge = DC 12, 4 feet = DC 10)
- Climbing back onto the boat by yourself is a strength DC 10 check.
Sunken Ship
- Loot: A crate of fine wines 20 bottles. Crate worth approximately 200 GP. Can be sold to an Inn.
- A sunken ship is near the natural breakwater in the southern part of the Reef of Jaws.
- It looks quite decrepit, it has probably been there for at least a year.
- If they choose to explore it they find most of the cargo was grains which have spoiled long ago
- When the party starts moving the crates that draw the attention of several large octopuses
Jagged Swamp
- This is the area of the mere where the water is flowing the slowest, creating an almost putrid odour. The water is up to 10 feet deep but very murky.
- The Jagged Swamp is covered in almost constant mist, which sometimes extends 1-2 hexes out from the main body of water.
- The main body of water is patrolled by a Giant Crocodile (CR5). If on a hex in or adjacent to the jagged swamp, roll D20. on 18-19, attack by 1d6 Crocodiles(CR 1/2), on 20 Giant Crocodile.
Medusa Lair
- A solitary Medusa has a lair on a larger island in the middle of the mere of dead men
- There are several trees with moss and hanging plants over the island as well as several large boulders
- The lair is a small cave, outside there are several stone statues of lizardmen, humans, and a dwarf, their faces have fearful and horrid expressions
- Killing the Medusa provides them with the medusa heart needed to cancel the ward spell at the High Tower of Thalivar.
- Remeber to scale medusa to fit APL better.
Haunted Farm
- A banshee (Leonora) has a quest to bring back family watch (gold, with an elaborate crocodile engraving set with two small rubies as the crocodiles eyes)
- The watch was taken from the grave of the Banshee about two weeks ago by an adventurer who ran North. Unbeknownst to her the watch was sold to Rheuben in Leilon for 60 gp
- Fishermen from Leilon have heard wailing and screaming in the area and aren’t going near it
- As you approach the farm, you suddenly feel a sudden chill, and you see a banshee appear before you. She has a ghostly, astral and partly transparent appearance, her face is that of a young human woman which is screaming in anguish: He stole it! He stole my family’s watch!
- The watch can be put on a dead adventurer, in the Cave (see below) or simply have found it’s way to Rheubens Vault of Wonders in Leilon
Witch Hut
- A Green Hag (CR3) has stolen three children (although the Leilon Locals has wrongly put the blame of this on the lizardmen)
- The children are all alive but are being kept in a steel cage (secret basement of hut)
Abandoned camp
- You come across a small camp in a nice grassy clearing, there are 3 tents, a firepit in the middle, and a covered supply crate.
- Two of the tents each have two beds and not much else, a chest containing different common garments and some bits of food.
- The larger of the tent has a single bed, and a separate work area, containing a lightweight desk with a few books and several documents. There are several bags containing small labelled jars, some filled with swamp water, some containing brightly coloured moss or plants.
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If the party search the documents: This appears to be a research expedition from Leilon Academy, they appear to be looking for a particular fungus that can cure paralysis and similar conditions
- The researchers were working on finding a cure for paralysis that would help disable the paralysis ward around the Tower of Thalivar
- The 3 members of the research team (plus two guards) are searching for a particular fungus that has spores that can cure magical sleep and paralysis.
- The party can track them from the Camp to the location 2 hours walk away, with a survival DC of 12 if they read the documents. 16 otherwise.
- The researches may be found dead, missing or captures by the lizardfolk.
Cave
- This 10-15 feet wide and 90 feet deep cave has been claimed by a Shambling Mound (CR5) That will protect it to the death
- The cave has two dead adventurers (human male, dwarven female) who appears to have been dead for around 10-20 years.
- On them, they find a map of the swamp, 113 gold, 60 silver and Goggles of night
Lizardfolk outpost
- Small outpost containing 7 Lizardfolk (CR1/2) who will try and escape when 2 or fewer remain.
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A handful of lizardmen have taken up guard over these old ruined buildings. They are trying to take control over a larger area of the swamp by expanding from their main base
- The area has several old walls, they are around 2 feet high and are in a state of turning to rubble
- There is a crudely made mud and stick hut built inside a set of three walls, this hut has 3 lizardmen sleeping.
- There is a fire and two reasonably (1-2 days) fresh human corpses inside another set of three walls.
Lizardfolk settlement
- The main base for the Lizardfolk, there are 17 of them here + 9 children with two groups of 4 patrolling around the base
- The base is in some ancient ruins
- These Lizardfolk are peaceful and want to be left to themselves, while the lizardfolk at the outpost are more agressive and get into conflict with the humans to the north
Dragon Lair
- On getting close to the lair, the party comes across a sign (or maybe writings on a cliff/stone) with the text: “Beyond lies Voaraghamanthar, dragon of devouring darkness, supreme ruler of emptiness. Glaze into his black diamond eyes and awaken from your dreadful sleep”
- The black dragon (Ebondeath) roamed the swam for 300 years from 630 to 920 before becoming a dragonlich.
- From around 1150 another black dragon Voaraghamanthar (CR14) has lived in the swamp (secretly he has a twin brother Waervaerendor (CR14), together they pose as one dragon).
Inarv’s Tower
- Abandoned tower with a hidden crypt below
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Leilon map (Forgotten Realms)
Are your players heading west on the Triboar trail, leaving Phandalin behind?
Here is a map of Leilon, moved closer to the sea to make it a coastal town
Player Version
DM Version
Info
A smaller town with a population of 3000, being ruled by Pelindar Filmarya and part of the Lords Alliance. It’s economy consists of mining (copper, nickel, silver) and fishing. Most of the trade is with Neverwinter and Waterdeep.
- The Mere of dead men is to the south, a swamp with Lizardfolk and other challenges for lower level play
- No deepwater port, barges have to move goods out to visiting ships
- There are no city walls but part of the town is protected by wooden palisades and an army of around 200 soldiers.
- An abandoned wizard tower (The high tower of Thalivar) has enticed adventurers for years
High Tower of Thalivar
This tower is protected by a petrification ward, anyone getting within 200 feet will instantly start turning to stone
Points of Interest
WIP
Eastern/Southern Gate
Market
Rheuben’s Vault of Wonder
Monastery (Shou)
Philow’s (General store)
The Hammer and the Forge (Blacksmith)
Melina’s Vials and potions (Alchemist)
The Orc’s tusk
Knights Goblet
The Sword of Leilon
Temple
Leilon Castle
Leilon Academy
South Shore
- Arcturus - Hufsa English Translation
- Wolves of Welton extended (maps)
- Simple Sitemap on Github pages
- Old Man's Child English Translation
- Mere of Dead men map (Forgotten Realms)
- Leilon map (Forgotten Realms)
- Conyberry map (Forgotten Realms)
- D-Link DCH-Z510 Siren with Smartthings
- New blog, jekyll and github
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